Tag Archive for: resiliency

(Video) What is the Summer your Soul Desires?
Newsletter, Self-CareToday is the summer solstice, the first official day of summer and the longest day of the year. I love summer and the invitation to be more spontaneous, playful, nature-centric and to fully embrace all of my senses! Adventure, rest, time…

What is Your Intention for Summer 2023?
Newsletter, Self-CareLast Thursday morning after my nature-based workout, my friend Beverly asked me to join her and her mom to pick blueberries. Thinking of the mountains of emails that awaited me and before, “No, I have to get to my office,” could come out…

(Video) Gulp! How’s Your Digestion?
Newsletter, Self-CareRecently my digestion was thrown off for a couple of days from too much busy-ness, overwork, indulging and not enough rest and space to just be. This imbalance was a huge gift and reminder of how important it is to make choices that support…

Many Things Are True At Once
Mindfulness, NewsletterShakespeare said, “Nothing is either good or bad but thinking makes it so.”
Around the globe, many of us are experiencing deep frustration, pain and despair right now. Others are expanding joyfully into radically new ways of being and seeing. …

How Are You Nourishing Your Soul?
Newsletter, Self-Care, Spiritual Self-careI grew up in an interfaith family where spirituality was front and center. My childhood home had a large meditation/prayer room to the right of the front door and I have a sister named Teresa (after the Roman Catholic nun/missionary) and a brother…

Do You Start Your Day Intentionally?
Newsletter, Self-CareWhew! The last week or so has been intense. I'm hearing from many friends and clients that they're feeling untethered, emotional and having trouble finding their center. One self-care practice that has enormous benefits and is a non-negotiable…

Is There A Third Path I’m Not Seeing?
Mindfulness, NewsletterEver find yourself at opposite ends of the table (or football field) from a friend or family member around an issue and unable to find a resolution?
This week I'm asking, "Is there a third path I'm not seeing?" Watch my two minute video:
Find…

(Video) How Can I Be Kinder to Myself?
Newsletter, Self-CareLately I have found myself often saying, "It's a really hard time to be a human."
When things get this intense (monumental natural disasters, seismic political unrest, widespread economic uncertainty, a pandemic that doesn't seem to end) on…

Who Would I Be Without My Fear?
Mindfulness, NewsletterEver notice what your body does when you have fearful thoughts? Often we contract, constrict, become smaller and shut down. Maybe your shoulders hike up, your upper back feels tight or your stomach churns. As author/trauma expert Bessel Van…

(Video) Are You Standing in Your Power?
Newsletter, Self-CareRight before my father died of a sudden, massive heart attack at age 56, he gave me a framed passage of author Marianne Williamson's famous words, “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond…

(Video) Are You Comfortable Living with Polarities?
Mindfulness, Newsletter
Whenever I lead retreats at Kripalu, Esalen or 1440, I love to guide my retreat participants through a mindfulness meditation from Richard Miller called welcoming joy's opposite. When it's over, they often share how challenging it is to…

4 ways to invite in self-compassion
Mindfulness, NewsletterEver notice when you've moved into a place where you see everything that's not working, rather than everything that is?
Last week I was here. Then, I paused. I stepped onto my back porch to look at the trees and drink in the reminder that I'm…